Do your silkies roost?

[jaybme]

I have read in different forums and webpages that silkies do not roost, and yet the silkie guide I read mentions putting the first roost low at 24" so they can get on easily.

Do they roost or not? Should I put in roosts or not worry about it?

Thanks!

Jayne

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

This is another weekly conversation here on BYC..... Try the "search" function.

Yes, some Silkies will roost if they have access such as a ladder or ramp for higher roosts. Generally roosts for Silkies should be low to the ground, otherwise they will just sleep in piles on the floor.

 

[KellyHM]

Mine just pile on top of each other in one of the nest boxes...

 

[chickens4jojo]

My silkies will just sit on the floor to sleep. They do not even try to "roost" on a lower roost like my standard chickens will. I have only had them for about 5-6 months now. But that is what they have done.....so far anyway.

Silkies just have their own individual agenda, I quess?!

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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Aint that the truth....

 

[amysue2012]

My silkies have a roost 12 inches from the floor and have never once gotten on it by themselves.

Darn little fluffy butts sleep in a pile in the corner.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Thats what you call "murphys law..."

 

[youdontknow32]

We have low roosts and high roosts, they would rather pile on one another in a corner of the coop, they have dug and made nests, never tried to roost not one of them.........that's why I love them!! Ha...

 

[shelleyb1969]

I have 4 silkies that are 9 weeks old. They all sleep in a pile also. However, my white one has developed a desire to jump, climb, and/or fly. I didn't think silkies could fly either, but she's managing to get across a 30" fence to get to the cochins...and they don't even like her!

 

[chickflick]

My silies roost. They fight for the spot on the 5ft roost, and usually win! The girls all know to watch out for the evil ones.